HI Everyone!
My name is Amber and I have been a pretty heavy smoker for over 20 years.
I set my quit date for January 25th and this will be my second serious attempt at quitting smoking. Last time, my husband and I tried quitting together and had some success with electronic cigarettes - which helped me alot. He had a harder time. Some major stress came into our lives 9 days later and needless to say our motivation to quit sort of flew out the door. The quitting with the coinciding stress had us flailing in the ocean. We got to the point where we were at each other's throats so badly that it nearly ended our relationship. Thank God we didn't- we married a year later and we are happy. I think our biggest problem was that we hadn't learned how to live without cigarettes prior to quitting. I think that will prove to be a valuable thing with this program.
Since we are planning a family and I am in my mid thirties, I need to quit for my health and the health of our future children. I don't want to be pregnant and trying to quit.
However, I am hoping to find some support here as I am quitting under some other stressful circumstances coming up very soon. For one, we will be moving and trying to sell our house. Also, I am scared of what will happen to my weight once I quit. Also, I lost over 40 pounds over a year ago. I did gain some back but I'm still ahead of the game. So, my goal is to lose the 10 pounds I gained back and continue losing the other 20 I still had to get rid of prior to. So, I am wondering how some of you may have figured out how to keep the pounds off after quitting. Any advice would be helpful.
Thanks for viewing my post and I congratulate all of you who were able to sustain your abstinence. I offer encouragement and support to those who are struggling. Keep trying- You CAN do it! I know I can too. Remind me of the fact that I said that later, would you? 🙂
